slicing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of cutting food into thin pieces.

  - "He sliced the bread for his sandwich."
  - "Can you slice the onion for the salad?"

• Verb

  To divide or separate something into parts.

  - "The judge sliced the jury's decision into sections for further review."
  - "The company sliced its profits into various categories."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slicing
dice , nice , vice , pice

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Variants

List of all variants of slicing that leads to same result
slice , sliceable , sliced , slicer , slicers , slices , slicing , pre-slice , pre-sliced , pre-slices , pre-slicing , preslice , presliced , preslices , preslicing , slice off , sliced off , slices off , slicing off

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Etymology

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Originally derived from the Old English word 'scleanian', meaning 'to cut' or 'to cleave'.

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Trivia

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1. Slicing is a common technique used in the preparation of many dishes, particularly in Italian and French cuisine.

2. The world's largest sliced bread was created in 1958, measuring 1,240 inches long and 10 inches wide.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dicing: The process of cutting food into small, uniform pieces.

2. Slicing bread: The act of cutting a loaf of bread into individual slices.

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Culture

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In literature, slicing is often used metaphorically to describe the separation or division of something. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the narrator describes the East Egg and West Egg districts as 'two slices of pale cake'.

How to Memorize "slicing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine slicing a loaf of bread with a sharp knife.
   - Visualize cutting through a ripe tomato to create even slices.

2. associate
   

   - Associate slicing with the act of cutting.
   - Think of slicing as dividing or separating something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-L-I-C-E to remember the definition: Separate, Length, In, Cut, and Even.

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